Keywords
hipopituitarismo
hiponatremia
disfunción neuroendocrina
traumatic brain injury
hypopituitarism
hyponatremia
neuroendocrine dysfunction
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Abstract
Se presenta el caso de un paciente con diagnóstico de novo de hipopituitarismo, cuya manifestación inicial fue con hiponatremia grave, secundaria a una insuficiencia suprarrenal central. Adicionalmente se documentó hipotiroidismo e hipogonadismo centrales. El paciente tuvo una lesión cerebral traumática cuatro décadas atrás y se encontraron en la resonancia nuclear de hipófisis hallazgos de hipoplasia hipofisaria y aracnoidocele selar, apoyando el diagnóstico de hipopituitarismo anterior. El caso resalta la presentación de hipopituitarismo diagnosticado décadas después de una lesión cerebral traumática. Se propone un enfoque para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento de estos pacientes en nuestro medio.
Abstract
We present the case of a patient with previously undiagnosed hypopituitarism, it presents whose initial manifestation was a severe hyponatremia secondary to a central adrenal insufficiency, and besides this deficit he had central hypothyroidism and hypogonadism. In his past medical history he had a moderate traumatic brain injury almost 40 years before. The case highlights the presentation of hypopituitarism decades after a traumatic brain injury. An approach to the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of these patients in our environment is proposed.
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